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Pardon me for the ignorance, but even if that were in Euros that wouldn’t be very much for such a large company, would it? I guess that’s what you mean in your last sentence – it’s a token payment?

http://www.chinasmack.com/tag/funny/page/3 Jakgani

The judge ordered Samsung to immediately stop selling 10 products, including the Galaxy S II, and also banned sales of four Apple products, including the iPhone 4 and iPad 2.

The court ruled that Apple infringed on two of Samsung’s wireless technology patents and was ordered to pay Samsung 40 million won ($35,400). Samsung was fined 25 million won for violating one patent relating to so-called bouncing-back function used when scrolling electronic documents

So, Samsung can still sell the Galaxy III.
and
Apple can still release and sell the iPhone 4S/5 and iPad3.

I can’t see shops with iPad2 in stock – refusing to sell it based on the courts decision.

R. Elgin

Very much a token payment, indeed. I guess the court doesn’t think much of the suit maybe.

brier

Isnt that just weekend beer money for a company like Apple?

paulhewson

CNN is saying that both Apple and Samsung lost and that they are both banned from selling certain models.

I GUARANTEE there are thousands of SV types clicking on that link at this very minute this morning (California time) thinking that the story refers to the San Jose case, not the Seoul case.

Aneurysm, anyone?

DLB

DLBarch

Oh, and yeah, @4, that 40 mil. won damages award is about the same amount that Apple earns in interest on its cash reserves between now…

…and now.

DLB

http://www.xanga.com/wangkon936 WangKon936

Elgin,

You need to read more articles on the subject. Patent infringement fines in Korea are typically low, but products do get banned from selling, which is were the real money loss and punishment come from:

“Still, the Patent and Trademark Office gave Apple a rectangle patent, which illustrates an important point about our IP system: it is pretty easy to get an absurd patent awarded. Actually defending it in court, as Apple now has to do, is of course more complicated. “